On 2 December GRI is to launch a new service to check whether the most critical disclosures in reports based on the G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines are located as stated, and can be easily found by readers.The new service reflects G4’s increased emphasis on the need for organizations to focus – both in the reporting process and the final report - on those topics that are material to their business and their key stakeholders. This ‘materiality’ focus will make reports more relevant, more credible and more user-friendly, enabling organizations to better inform markets and society on sustainability matters.The service focuses exclusively on 11 disclosures related to materiality, boundary and stakeholder engagement. Reporting organizations that choose to take advantage of the service will receive formal acknowledgement from GRI that at the time of publication, the disclosures G4-17 to G4-27 from the GRI G4 Guidelines have been correctly located in both the Content Index as well as in the final report. This acknowledgement will be made via an official GRI-branded message which reporting organizations can include prominently in their report to communicate to their stakeholders that the report has been checked.GRI will start accepting applications for the new service from 2 December 2013. The first 20 reporting organizations to apply for the service will receive it free of charge. Thereafter the check will cost 1,750,- Euro excl. taxes. The service is offered free for GRI Organizational Stakeholders (OS).Nelmara Arbex, GRI’s Chief Advisor on Innovation in Reporting, said: “This service is designed to assure readers and reporters alike that the most critical part of the GRI Content Index is correctly and clearly presented. The 11 disclosures relating to materiality, boundary and stakeholder engagement are the essence of G4.”Further details of the service will be included in the December edition of the GRI newsletter. from → GRI

"Report supports governments interested in the corporate sustainability reporting agenda by providing answers to key questions.The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched the first of two reports on corporate sustainability reporting. The report, “Frequently Asked Questions on corporate sustainability reporting”, has been prepared to support the development of worldwide sustainability reporting, and is of interest to the public, sustainability practitioners, NGOs, regulators, policymakers and others.Corporate sustainability reporting by the private sector is crucial in driving sustainable development, and businesses play a fundamental part in it. The report builds on the progress made to date in this area and outlines the key background information, including who is involved in developing sustainability reporting and why it is important for the global sustainability agenda. The report also provides an overview of current sustainability reporting policies, initiatives and practices. Further opportunities to develop corporate sustainability reporting are additionally discussed. A number of practical examples of activity, best practice, tools and links are also provided.This report was commissioned by UNEP / Group of Friends of Paragraph 47 (GoF47) and prepared by CDSB. GoF47 was formed by the governments of Brazil, Denmark, France and South Africa, and supported by UNEP and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). It was founded in 2012 following the acknowledgement of the importance of corporate sustainability reporting in Paragraph 47 of the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio+20. GoF47 founding member governments are pioneers in the promotion of sustainability reporting practice."from → CDSBDownloads

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